Making the ordinary citizen conscious of her or his role in ensuring a clean India is surely a good thing.

As the saying goes, "As you sow, so you reap", to make the citizens consious of their duties, the people who initiate the idea have to show the path.

Keeping this in mind, several politicians stepped out of their comfort zone and took to streets to sweep off the dirt and make India a clean place to live!

Modi wields a broom with NDMC workers

Prime Minister Narendra Modi wields a broom with NDMC workers to launch 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' in Valmiki Basti in New Delhi on Thursday. The nationwide campaign aims to clean up India in five years.

Modi wields the broom during surprise visit to the Mandir Marg Police Station

Prime Minister Narendra Modi wields the broom during a surprise visit to the Mandir Marg Police Station after launch of 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' in New Delhi on Thursday.

Vasundhara Raje sweeps at a railway station

Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje sweeps at a railway station in Jaipur at a cleanliness drive as part of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan in Jaipur on Thursday.

College student participates in a cleanliness drive

A college student participates in a cleanliness drive at dadar Beach after the launch of 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' in Mumbai on Thursday.

BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha wields a broom with party MLAs

Bollywood actor and BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha wields a broom with party MLAs during the launch of 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' on the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary at Bihar assembly campus in Patna on Thursday.

Rajnath Singh sweeps along with his wife Savitri

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh sweeps along with his wife Savitri Singh in Lucknow to launch 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' in Lucknow on Thursday.

Pranab Mukherjee sweeping with the students at Birbhum

President Pranab Mukherjee sweeping with the students of Kirnahar Shib Chandra High School as part of the nationwide cleanliness drive 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' in Birbhum district of West Bengal on Thursday.

Omita Paul participates in a cleanliness drive

Secretary to the President Omita Paul participates in a cleanliness drive after the launch of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti in New Delhi on Thursday.

Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi participates in a cleanliness drive

BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi participates in a cleanliness drive after launch of 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' in Rampur on Thursday.

Anandiben Patel wields the broom at a cleanliness drive

Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel wields the broom at a cleanliness drive after launch of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan at Porbandar on Thursday.

Police Force personnel sweeps the roadsides

Central Reserve Police Force personnel sweeps the roadsides as they participate in 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' in Srinagar on Thursday.

Harsh Vardhan and D V Sadananda Gowda sweep

Health Minister Harsh Vardhan and Rail Minister D V Sadananda Gowda sweep during a cleanliness drive after the launch 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti in New Delhi on Thursday.